An experienced natural history and botanical illustrator, Lizzie’s work appears in books and magazines around the world, on postage stamps and mugs.
She lives very happily in Hay on Wye, and works her garden studio surrounded by plants and birds.
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I`ve just published a new real-time film, Step by step botanical illustration of an Early gentian Gentianella amarella subsp. anglica:
https://youtu.be/yOqd1Cmf9JA
As ever, I talk about the plant, my techniques, discuss the materials I use, and generally illustrate and talk for about an hour and a half....
The Gentian illustrated was completed for one of The Field Studies Council fold out identification leaflets. The original is available to buy for £50 - just email me on info@lizzieharper.co.uk
Enjoy.
#botanicalart #botanicalillustration #stepbystep #sxs #gentain #earlygentian #gentianella #artclass #howtopaint #arttutorial #sciart
This botanical illustration of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris pine cones was done for a forthcoming The Field Studies Council fold-out chart.
Scots pine is one of my favourite conifers, and I enjoyed showing the fully opened cone alongside the more closed and less mature one.
There`s also the benefit of being able to illustrate pine cones no matter what time of year it is, you can always find a few under a Scot`s pine tree, be in August or January.
Pine needles are much easier to paint than most leaves, too, so it was another thing to love about this subject!
#scotspine #pinussylvestris #conifer #coniferous #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #cones #pinecones
This week`s blog is all about spotted plants and fungus:
https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2023/11/spotted-plants-and-fungi/
It`s actually an enormous topic., so I`m just touching on the tip of the research out there. Not only are spots fascinating in terms of function, but they are often incredibly beautiful too. And a treat to paint!
#naturalhistoryillustration #sciart #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #naturalscienceillustration #pattern #patternsinnature #fungiart #fungi #plants #plantpatterns #spots #spotty #dots #dotty
These are the leaves and seeds of Acer campestre, the Field maple.
It`s a common plant of British hedgerows, and as fully grown trees in fields and margins.
It`s winged pairs of seeds are often tinged pink when growing, maturing to a darker brown shade.
One if a series of autumn fruits and seeds competed for a new foldout guide to be published by The Field Studies Council
#acer #acercampestre #maple #fieldmaple #trees #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #uktrees
☆ GREENMAN FESTIVAL☆
Nature Drawing and Painting Workshops
If you`re going to Greenman festival, and fancy trying your hand at some sessions drawing or painting flowers, insects, skulls and seashells; pop to the skills zone and sign up for my 1 or 2 hr sessions, running Thurs through Sunday.
Here`s the timetable of sessions, come up to the skills zone and book your place!
There are also workshops teaching weaving, pottery, whittling, building techniques, stool building, brush making...and loads of other coll stuff I`m sure I`ve forgotten.
Hope to see you there!
Soundtrack by @bigthiefmusic, one of Greenmam`s headline acts this year.
@wovenearthstudiocymru @artisaneventswales @greenmanfest #workshopzone24 #workshopsgreenman #greenmanworkshops24
This is the Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa, leaf and fruit.
The sweet chestnut is in a very spiny case, a bit of a nightmare to illustrate, but the shiny brown nut against the pale green is quite a beautiful contrast.
Sweet chestnut are the ones we roast at Christmas and are turned into marron glacees when soaked in sugar and candied.
This illustration is one of a series produced for an upcoming fold out chadt on autumn fruits, produced by @field_studies_council
#chestnut #sweetchestnut #castaneasativa ##botanicalillustration #sciart #botanicalart #naturalhistoryillustration
This is the Broken-belted bumblebee Bombus soroensis which I completed for the design company Pond in Sweden.
This is a common bumble bee in Scandinavia, but was unfamiliar to me.
Painting bees is always tricky - trying to make them look fluffy but still having intense colours. As always, it`s down to layers of tiny brush strokes building up depth.
I was quite pleased with the way this one turned out.
#bumble #bumblebee #bombus #bombussoronensis #insectart #entomology #naturalscienceillustration #naturalhistoryillustration #sciart #bees
☆ GREENMAN FESTIVAL☆
Nature Drawing and Painting Workshops
If you`re going to Greenman festival, and fancy trying your hand at some sessions drawing or painting flowers, insects, skulls and seashells; pop to the skills zone and sign up for my 1 or 2 hr sessions, running Thurs through Sunday.
Hope to see you there!
These Sand pansies are Viola tricolor ssp curtisi, one of a series of botanical illustrations done for an identification chart for FSC
@wovenearthstudiocymru @artisaneventswales @greenmanfest #workshopzone24 #workshopsgreenman #greenmanworkshops24
